What the records say
- When
- 18 Feb 1969
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 36.60° N, 118.26° W
- Description
- 1969 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 35
Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708
1969 aviation accident
Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between Hawthorne Municipal Airport, Nevada (HTH/KTHT) and Burbank Airport, California (BUR/KBUR) that crashed into terrain near the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney, near Lone Pine, on February 18, 1969, killing all 35 passengers and crew on board.
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